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Author Topic: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians  (Read 8340 times)

Offline Pijlie

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Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« on: April 26, 2014, 04:04:58 PM »
I am looking for East coast woodland indians in 28mm for the early days of European colonization of the Americas.

I love the Conquest ones, but they are mostly equipped with muskets and sold in packs. I am looking for bows, clubs, spears and axes.

Any pointers?
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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2014, 04:55:40 PM »
The Brigade Games 'King Phillip's War' range. Seems tailor made for what you're looking for - 17th Century woodland Indians: http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/King-Philips-War-1675-76_c_36.html

EDIT: Although truthfully, looking at them, they don't seem terribly different from the late C18th woodland indians available from several manufacturers. And they still have mostly muskets... If you want more 'primitive' looking indians, I suspect you may have to look at the Gripping beast 'Skraelings' - although I think that may have been a limited edition set, and not sure it's available any more. (And I don't think the figures were all that great from my brief inspection of them at Salute a year or two back... )
« Last Edit: April 26, 2014, 05:00:29 PM by Captain Blood »

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2014, 08:55:53 PM »
CP Models also makes some descent looking Skraelings.
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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2014, 11:02:17 PM »
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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2014, 12:39:31 PM »
Also the Perry's did some for Foundry back in the day, they may still sell them didden away somewhere - I've seen them crop up on eBay too  :)




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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2014, 08:11:23 PM »
Although truthfully, looking at them, they don't seem terribly different from the late C18th woodland indians available from several manufacturers. And they still have mostly muskets... If you want more 'primitive' looking indians, I suspect you may have to look at the Gripping beast 'Skraelings' - although I think that may have been a limited edition set, and not sure it's available any more. (And I don't think the figures were all that great from my brief inspection of them at Salute a year or two back... )
I bought them last year, they are typically Gripping beast. Only Problem: They are "old-Glory-packed" (12 Figures 3-4 Posses = 4 times the same figure).
Maybe you should take a look at Crusader-Miniatures (from Northstar)
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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2014, 09:14:38 PM »
Bob Murch is going to make early Hurons & Iraquois

http://pulpfigures.com/huron_iroquois_war/

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 04:34:03 AM »
I don't plan on doing figs for 18th century French and Indian Wars. The period of my warriors will be pre-contact to, perhaps, very early contact with Europeans. In other words, the one warrior with a matchlock musket might almost be considered to have a magic weapon. There will be special heroic characters, dark magicians and I'm looking at some of the mythological creatures.

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Offline HerbyF

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 05:23:49 AM »
Because of a very abundant trade with many different Europeans & a preference by the woodland Indians for better fire arms, the indians had access to better fire arms & modernized faster than many of the European settlers. Muskets & flintlocks were more common early on than amung the whites many of whom were still using matchlocks & wheellocks. The natives abandoned their bows fairly quickly for flintlocks whenever they could get them.
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Offline Lowtardog

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 09:19:06 AM »
The Brigade Games 'King Phillip's War' range. Seems tailor made for what you're looking for - 17th Century woodland Indians: http://brigadegames.3dcartstores.com/King-Philips-War-1675-76_c_36.html

EDIT: Although truthfully, looking at them, they don't seem terribly different from the late C18th woodland indians available from several manufacturers. And they still have mostly muskets... If you want more 'primitive' looking indians, I suspect you may have to look at the Gripping beast 'Skraelings' - although I think that may have been a limited edition set, and not sure it's available any more. (And I don't think the figures were all that great from my brief inspection of them at Salute a year or two back... )

Yes they fit in perfectly, the only difference and it is very slight are the muskets are more akin to calivers/Arqubus however I did use them for FIW
Eureka do have a range of Powahatan indians which are perfect also, mix in as above twith the skraelings and bobs your uncle


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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 11:23:32 AM »
This

Bob Murch is going to make early Hurons & Iraquois

http://pulpfigures.com/huron_iroquois_war/


and this

I don't plan on doing figs for 18th century French and Indian Wars. The period of my warriors will be pre-contact to, perhaps, very early contact with Europeans. In other words, the one warrior with a matchlock musket might almost be considered to have a magic weapon. There will be special heroic characters, dark magicians and I'm looking at some of the mythological creatures.

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make me so happy!

I would definitely get behind some more weirdness (big fan of Totems of the Dead RPG right here), especially the Iroquois Kanontsistóntie’s ('Flying Head').
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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2014, 11:35:39 AM »
I don't plan on doing figs for 18th century French and Indian Wars. The period of my warriors will be pre-contact to, perhaps, very early contact with Europeans. In other words, the one warrior with a matchlock musket might almost be considered to have a magic weapon. There will be special heroic characters, dark magicians and I'm looking at some of the mythological creatures.

Bob Murch
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And once again Bob Murch gets an idea into his head and I find myself off to the bookshop and scouring the internet for suitable movies. This new range looks great.

I would love to see mythical creatures and perhaps a couple of Jesuits. 
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Offline von Lucky

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2014, 12:14:37 PM »
'Black Robe'!

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2014, 06:06:59 PM »
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And once again Bob Murch gets an idea into his head and I find myself off to the bookshop and scouring the internet for suitable movies. This new range looks great.


I can't recommend Joseph Boyden's 'The Orenda' enough. The best book I've read in a long time.

As a one time resident of South Western Ontario, I'm fascinated that such an epic conflict took place in my placid little corner of the world. Those arrowheads I collected down along the Grand River have taken on a new significance. The Neutral tribe that made them was exterminated by this war.

Offline Pijlie

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Re: Looking for 16th-17th century woodland indians
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2014, 06:24:18 PM »
I don't plan on doing figs for 18th century French and Indian Wars. The period of my warriors will be pre-contact to, perhaps, very early contact with Europeans. In other words, the one warrior with a matchlock musket might almost be considered to have a magic weapon. There will be special heroic characters, dark magicians and I'm looking at some of the mythological creatures.

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That would of course be more or less exactly what I am looking for!! SO I suppose it is down the perilous path called Patience....

And of course a range including supernatural creatures is PERRRRFECT for Witchfinder General!

And you made me buy another book.....
« Last Edit: April 28, 2014, 06:31:41 PM by Pijlie »

 

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